Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.

Quote by Thomas Carlyle

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Ridicule is the language of the devil

Ridicule is the language of the devil

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished...

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished...

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.

It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary...

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became...

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of...

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that...

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that...

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men,...

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men,...

Wonder is the basis of worship.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and...

Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and...

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that...

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that...